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HWA CHONG INSTITUTION

JC2 Preliminary Examinations
Higher 2

MATHEMATICS 9740/01
Paper 1 15 September 2011
3 hours

Additional Materials: Answer Paper
List of Formulae (MF15)


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case of angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
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Unsupported answers from a graphic calculator are allowed unless a question specifically
states otherwise.
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required to present the mathematical steps using mathematical notations and not calculator
commands.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.















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1 J ohn has a total of 88 blue, red and green matchsticks. All the matchsticks are
indistinguishable apart from their colour. He uses all the blue matchsticks to form
triangles, all the red matchsticks to form squares and all the green matchsticks to form
hexagons. The total number of triangles and hexagons formed is four times the
number of squares formed. If J ohn were to exchange
1
6
of his green matchsticks for
red matchsticks, he will have the same number of blue and red matchsticks.

Find the number of blue matchsticks J ohn has. [3]


2








A decorative acrylic artifact, as shown in the figure above, is in the shape of a
hemisphere of fixed radius R cm with a gold-plated inverted right square-based
pyramid of height h cm inscribed in it. The side length of the square base is x cm.

(i) Show that the volume of the pyramid, V , is given by

V =
2
3
h R
2
h
2
( )
. [2]
[The volume of a pyramid is
1
3
base area height]

(ii) As h varies, find the value of h , in terms of R , such that the volume of the
pyramid is maximum. [3]


3 Solve the inequality
( )( )
2
2 15 1
5 1 2
x x
x x

s
+
. Hence solve the inequality
( )( )
2
2 15 1
7 1 2
x x
x x
+
s
+ +
.
[6]

4 Solve the equation

3
4 4 3i z = ,
giving the roots in the form
i
e r
u
, where 0 r > and t u t < s . [3]
Represent the roots on an Argand diagram, and show that the area of the triangle
formed by the points represented by these roots is 3 3. [3]




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5 A sequence
1 2 3
, , ,... x x x is such that
1
1 x = and

1
1
1, for all
2
n n
x x n
+
+
= e .
Another sequence
1 2 3
, , ,... y y y is such that
2, for all
n n
y x n
+
= + e .
(i) Show that
1 2 3
, , , y y y is a geometric sequence, and hence find
n
x in terms of n .
[3]
(ii) Describe the behaviour of
2
n
n
n
x
y
as n . [3]

6 (a) Find
2
1
d
1 3
x
x
x

+
}
. [3]
(b) Differentiate
2
e
x
x

with respect to x. Hence, find
( )
2
2
2 1 e d
x
x x x

}
.

[4]


7 The complex number z satisfies the relations 3i i 2 z z + < and 4 3i i z > + .
(i) Illustrate the locus of the points representing z on an Argand diagram. [3]
(ii) Find the range of values of ( ) arg i z + . [3]
(iii) Find the greatest possible value of 1 z , giving your answer in exact form. [2]


8 A sequence
1
u ,
2
u ,
3
u , is such that
1
3 u = and

( )
1
1
4 2
1
n n
u u n
n n
+
= + +
+
, for all n
+
e .
(i) Express
( )
1
1 r r +
in partial fractions.
Hence, by using the method of differences, find
( )
1
1
1
4 2
1
n
r
r
r r

=
| |
+
|
|
+
\ .

. [4]
(ii) By considering
1 r r
u u
+
and using the result in part (i), show that

2
1
2
n
u n
n
= + , where n
+
e . [3]
(iii) Prove the result in part (ii) using mathematical induction. [4]






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9 (a) By using the substitution
2
y ux = , find the general solution of the differential
equation
2 2
d
2
d
y
x xy y
x
= . [4]
(b) Water is poured into a filtration device at a constant rate of k litres per minute.
The device discharges water at a rate proportional to the volume of water in the
device. At time t minutes after the device is activated, the volume of water in
the device is v litres. When the volume is 1 litre, it remains at this value. Show
that ( )
d
1
d
v
k v
t
= , and hence find the general solution for v

in terms of t . [5]
The rate of discharge is always less than the rate of water poured into the device
at any time. Sketch a member of the family of solution curves of this differential
equation. [2]


10 (a) The curve C has the equation ( )
2
2
3 1 1 y x = + .
(i) Draw a sketch of C , indicating clearly the axial intercepts, the equations of
the asymptotes and the coordinates of the stationary points. [3]
(ii) It is given that the curve ( )
2
3 1 1 y x = + intersects another curve
( )
2
2
1 1
y
x
h
| |
+ =
|
\ .
at exactly 2 points. Find the range of values of h . [2]

(b) The diagram below shows a sketch of the curve of ( ) f y x = with a maximum
point at ( ) 1, 0 . The lines 2 y = , 2 y = and 0 x = are asymptotes of the curve.












Sketch on separate diagrams, the curves of
(i)
1
f ( )
y
x
= , [3]
(ii)
2
f ( ) y x = , [3]
stating the equations of any asymptotes and the coordinates of any intersections
with the axes.
x
( ) f y x =
1
O
2 y =
2 y =
y


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11 (i) Expand 4 2x + in ascending powers of x up to including the term in
3
x .
State the set of values of x for which the expansion is valid. [4]
(ii) Given that e 1 sin3
y
x = + , prove that
2
2
2
d d
9e 9 0
d d
y
y y
x x

| |
+ + =
|
\ .
.
By further differentiation of this result, find the Maclaurin's series for y , up to
and including the term in
3
x . [5]
(iii) By considering the results in parts (i) and (ii), find an approximate value of
2 1
0.1
0
e
ln d
1 sin3
x
x
x
+
| |
|
|
+
\ .
}
, leaving your answer correct to 5 decimal places.

[4]

12 The plane H has Cartesian equation 0 x y z + + = and the line
1
l has vector equation
( ) 5 9 6 = + + + r i j k i j k where

is a real parameter. The point P is the point of
intersection of
1
l and H.
(i) Find the position vector of P . [3]
Another line
2
l has vector equation

( ) ( ) 3 2 2 o ( = + + + + +

r i j k i k j k ,
where is a real parameter and o

is a constant.
(ii) Verify that
2
l lies on H. [2]
(iii) Show that the plane containing
1
l and
2
l has vector equation

( ) ( ) 2 6 o o ( + + + =

r i k j k . [3]
(iv) Hence, or otherwise, find the equations of the two planes containing
1
l and
making an angle of
1
2
cos
3

| |
|
|
\ .
with H
.
[5]